Contemplating looking in the mirror…
Excerpted from – Bridges Don’t Fall Down
Bridges don’t fall down
Not here in the U.S.A.
What can those in government possibly say
Though this make them frown
Well good
They should look at themselves hard
And should not in the least think to spare the rod
Upon themselves…
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From – Bridges Don’t Fall Down: Stories from the I35W Bridge Collapse
Love of life and the struggle…
Back At Their House
The desert sun warms my face
Shambling upward on the trail
My lungs strain a little in the thin air. I wonder if I look pale
Getting down a race
With how long my wind will last
Our folks keep striding
He talks
And walks
She’s almost gliding
Can’t show it but feeling gassed
Determined to match their pace
Wondering how I got so frail
Blaming it on the altitude I pass it off refusing to fail
Wishing me back at their place
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Of the grim and of redemption…
Bleak Landscape
The sparse rain spells doom
Barren in this bleak landscape
Desert flowers bloom
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My apologies. Am on Vacation & No Connectivity, so no Blog this Week. Â -gl-
Regarding heroism…
Excerpted from – No Asking Why
…Then thinking he might be ok he got out to prove
That he still could and stepped out into bedlam
Get away before more concrete rained
But hearing screams crossed the bridge hoping to find a way
To save the children in the bus from falling
Further. There was no stalling
And no asking why
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From – Bridges Don’t Fall Down: Stories from the I35W Bridge Collapse
Regarding fear, courage, and heroes…
A Hero None the Less
And in our most hallowed halls is where he is found
Fighting with passion loving his land
Under loads that would strike many down
Always he’s given more than duty demands
At the powerful it’s fun he pokes
Including himself to our delight
Never far from a smile or a light hearted joke
Even when it’s for his death his enemies hoped
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Contemplating fear, panic, and mass hysteria… On the other hand…
The End of All
Such hype and concern
The end of all but once more
The world did not burn
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Poking fun at the end of the world… Once more… On the other hand…
Contemplating love, commitment, and fear…
The Sun Rises
What is it you fear
The sun rises, then it sets
Lovers grow too near
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From – Short Thoughts: A Book of Haiku (aWIP)
Courage is not the absence of fear…
Excerpted from – Images Came in a Torrent
…But the falling felt like forever so much time packed
Into scant seconds but that’s what she recalls
Maybe time just stopped
Then started again as tragic images came in a torrent
People were yelling and screaming for help above the din her
Thoughts turned toward those people and caring for the injured
Doing what she could for the moment
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From – Bridges Don’t Fall Down: Stories from the I35W Bridge Collapse
Regarding life, love, and commitment…
For All
I dream of better
Things for all of our children
Minds yet unfettered
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